Kris’ review of Tiger by the Tail (Middlemarch Mates, Book Nine) by Shelley Munro.
One plus one equals three.
Tiger shifter Hari Daya takes one look at Ambar Patel’s photo and is smitten. Further research heightens his fascination. An arranged marriage would work, except the lady isn’t buying and tells him to take a hike.
Ambar is already involved with human Jake Quinn. Casual pleasure and lovin’ works best for her since she dreams of traveling the world and delving into new experiences. The frisson of heat and desire she feels for Hari is unacceptable. There will be no tiger mate for her.
Jake Quinn has no idea either his lover or his new friend are shifters, but there sure as hell is something weird going on in his head. As much as he enjoys sex with Ambar, he’s thinking about Hari too. Suddenly there’s kissing and togetherness way past his comfort zone. The slide into sinful pleasure with both Hari and Ambar is easy—it’s the relationship dynamics that give them headaches and make them wonder if they’re making a huge mistake.
I will start this by saying i have not read any of the other books in this series. There was a little that I felt I was missing in one particular conversation but for the most part I felt it stood alone well.
Hari shows up in Middlemarch looking for Ambar to see if she is still interested in an arranged marriage. She slams the door in his face, so he figures that she is not interested. Fortunately for her, he does not give up that easily. He planned on staying in Middlemarch. He has a job that can travel so he can work from anywhere so now he just needs a place to live. He meets Jake and discovers that Jake is interested in taking on a boarder on his farm for some extra money. Little does Hari know that Jake is Ambar’s boyfriend. Ambar is not interested in any commitment because she wants to be able to travel and see the world and feels if she marries then she will be bound to home, husband and kids and will never leave Middlemarch. What freaks out the guys as they are spending so much time together is that they are inexplicably attracted to one another when they have never liked guys before. So they experiment, and Ambar walks in.
I enjoyed this story and it has made me want to go back and read more of them. This is a MMF menage story. The storyline was interesting and kept things moving well. You have a woman trying to break out of traditional Indian culture, a man trying to save his family farm and another man trying to build a family, untraditional as it may be. I loved the characters, they all had their quirks and I could connect with them all. A fun world that Ms Munro has created and I look forward to getting back to it.
4 out of 5
This book is available from Ellora’s Cave. You can buy it here in e-format.
Thanks very much for the wonderful review. I’m glad you enjoyed the story. I am currently working on the final story in my Middlemarch Mates series. It’s going to be hard to let go after playing in this world for so long.
Can’t wait to read it 🙂